C
Dreams can be familiar and strange, fantastical or boring, but some dreams might be connected to the mental processes that help us learn. No one knows for certain why people dream, but some dreams might be connected to the mental processes that help us learn. In a recent study, scientists found a connection between nap-time(打盹时的) dreams and better memory in people who were learning a new skill.
In the study, 99 college students between the ages of 18 and 30 each spent an hour on a computer, trying to get through a virtual maze (迷宫). The maze was difficult, and the study participants had to start in a different place each time they tried --- making it even more difficult. They were also told to find a particular picture of a tree and remember where it was.
For the first 90 minutes of a five-hour break, half of the participants stayed awake and half were told to take a short nap. Participants who stayed awake were asked to describe their thoughts. Participants who took a nap were asked about their dream after sleep---and they were awakened within a minute of sleep to describe their dreams.
Stickgold, a neuroscientist (神经科学家), wanted to know what people were dreaming about when their eyes weren’t moving, during sleep.
Four of the 50 people who slept said their dreams were connected to the maze. Some dreamed about the music that had been playing when they were working; others said they dreamed about seeing people in the maze. When these four people tried the computer maze again, they were able to find the tree faster than before their naps.
Stickgold suggests the dream itself doesn’t help a person learn --- it’s the other way around. He suspects that the dream was caused by the brain processed associated with learning.
All four of the people who dreamed about the task had done poorly the first time, which makes Stickgold wonder if the dreams show up when a person finds a new task particularly difficult. People who had other dreams, or people who didn’t take a nap, didn’t show the same improvement.
1.Before having a short nap, participants of the experiment were asked to ___________.
A. stay in different place in the maze
B. design a virtual maze which is difficult to get through
C. experience the experiment and try to remember something
D. get through a virtual maze on a computer from the same place
2.After doing what they were asked on computers, participants ___________.
A. were divided into two groups to do different things at break
B. were so tired as to fall asleep
C. felt bored with the experiment and they were sleepy
D. were asked to remember their experiment separately
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Participants who took a nap were required to express their thought.
B. Some dreams may encourage people to invent something new.
C. Participants who dreamed about films could finish the task more easily.
D. Participants whose dreams had something to do with the maze could find the tree faster.
4.According to Stickgold, ____________.
A. every person may dream about what they learned
B. people’s brain processes may still be connected with their learning in their dreams
C. once people’s eyes stop moving, they are sued to dream about something
D. no matter fantastical or boring, dreams are connected with peoples life
5.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A. Strange Dreams
B. Stickgold, a Dream Expert
C. Dreaming Makes Better
D. Not All Dreams Are True
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C
Dreams can be familiar and strange, fantastical or boring, but some dreams might be connected to the mental processes that help us learn. No one knows for certain why people dream, but some dreams might be connected to the mental processes that help us learn. In a recent study, scientists found a connection between nap-time(打盹时的) dreams and better memory in people who were learning a new skill.
In the study, 99 college students between the ages of 18 and 30 each spent an hour on a computer, trying to get through a virtual maze (迷宫). The maze was difficult, and the study participants had to start in a different place each time they tried --- making it even more difficult. They were also told to find a particular picture of a tree and remember where it was.
For the first 90 minutes of a five-hour break, half of the participants stayed awake and half were told to take a short nap. Participants who stayed awake were asked to describe their thoughts. Participants who took a nap were asked about their dream after sleep---and they were awakened within a minute of sleep to describe their dreams.
Stickgold, a neuroscientist (神经科学家), wanted to know what people were dreaming about when their eyes weren’t moving, during sleep.
Four of the 50 people who slept said their dreams were connected to the maze. Some dreamed about the music that had been playing when they were working; others said they dreamed about seeing people in the maze. When these four people tried the computer maze again, they were able to find the tree faster than before their naps.
Stickgold suggests the dream itself doesn’t help a person learn --- it’s the other way around. He suspects that the dream was caused by the brain processed associated with learning.
All four of the people who dreamed about the task had done poorly the first time, which makes Stickgold wonder if the dreams show up when a person finds a new task particularly difficult. People who had other dreams, or people who didn’t take a nap, didn’t show the same improvement.
1.Before having a short nap, participants of the experiment were asked to ___________.
A. stay in different place in the maze
B. design a virtual maze which is difficult to get through
C. experience the experiment and try to remember something
D. get through a virtual maze on a computer from the same place
2.After doing what they were asked on computers, participants ___________.
A. were divided into two groups to do different things at break
B. were so tired as to fall asleep
C. felt bored with the experiment and they were sleepy
D. were asked to remember their experiment separately
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Participants who took a nap were required to express their thought.
B. Some dreams may encourage people to invent something new.
C. Participants who dreamed about films could finish the task more easily.
D. Participants whose dreams had something to do with the maze could find the tree faster.
4.According to Stickgold, ____________.
A. every person may dream about what they learned
B. people’s brain processes may still be connected with their learning in their dreams
C. once people’s eyes stop moving, they are sued to dream about something
D. no matter fantastical or boring, dreams are connected with peoples life
5.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A. Strange Dreams
B. Stickgold, a Dream Expert
C. Dreaming Makes Better
D. Not All Dreams Are True
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Museums, art galleries and fantastic archaeological sites — they can all be inspirational reasons to travel. Below are several best culture and art group tours for 2017.
1. Caravaggio in Naples
Ace Cultural Tours is offering a new 10-day Route of Caravaggio, which explores the influence of the great painter Caravaggio on the art of his contemporaries and followers. Dr Peter Higginson guides the trip and highlights (亮点) include evening lectures and walking tours of old Valletta.
Departures between November and December,
2. Alexander the Great in Turkey
Offering the chance to be among the first to visit the brand new archaeological museum in Troy which opens early next year, this 12-day The Conquest of Asia Minor tour follows in the footsteps of Alexander the Great. The tour, led by Peter Sommer, includes visits to the temple of Apollo, the tomb of Achilles and the Castle of St Peter.
Departures between March and May,
3. The American dream
This new nine-day Museums of Washington DC and New York tour led by Dr Peter Smith offers visits to some of the US's most celebrated museums. It includes a private tour of the Museum of Modern Art before it opens its doors to the public. There are also stops at George Washington’s home at the White House.
Departures between August and October,
4. Capability Brown landscapes
The influence of landscape (风景) architect Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown's ‘natural’ style has had a deep impact on the English landscape tradition as well as garden styles worldwide. This four-day Brown landscapes tour, led by Dr Paula Nuttall, visits some of Brown’s most striking landscapes and parklands including Croome Court and Bowood House.
Departures between June and October .
1.When can visitors go to visit the Castle of St Peter?
A.In September. B.In November.
C.In April. D.In July.
2.What can visitors do on Route of Caravaggio?
A.Visit the temple of Apollo.
B.Go to Museum of Modern Art.
C.Learn something about a great artist.
D.Enjoy striking landscapes and parklands.
3.Who will lead visitors to visit the White House?
A.Dr Peter Smith. B.Dr Paula Nuttall.
C.Peter Sommer. D.Dr Peter Higginson.
4.Which tour can you choose if you only have a six-day holiday?
A.Route of Caravaggio.
B.Brown landscapes tour.
C.The Conquest of Asia Minor tour.
D.Museums of Washington DC and New York tour.
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---How do you find James Cameron's 3D version of Titanic?
---Fantastic! It can't be _______ and has brought us a wonderful experience.
A. more impressive B. as impressive
C. most impressive D. so impressive
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---How do you find James Cameron's 3D version of Titanic?
---Fantastic! It can't be _______ and has brought us a wonderful experience.
A．more impressive B．as impressive C．most impressive D．so impressive
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---- How do you find Justin Lin's Fast & Furious 6?
---- Fantastic! It can't be ___________ and has brought us a wonderful experience.
A. as impressive B. more impressive
C. most impressive D. so impressive
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She looks very _____ but I can’t remember her name.
| A．similar | B．familiar |
| C．friendly | D．strange |
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Being bored can encourage people's creativity-partly to escape the horrible, frustrated. And meaningless feeling of boredom-recent studies find. It could even be true at work.
Psychologists at the University of Central Lancashire had participants copy numbers out of the telephone book for 15 minutes,while others went straight into a standard creativity task.
Both groups were asked to come up with as many different uses as they could for a plastic cup. The group that felt more bored came up with more uses.
Dr. Sandi Mann, one of the study's authors said. " Boredom at work has always been seen as
something to he removed. hut perhaps we should be welcoming it in order to encourage our creativity. What we want LO do next is to see what the practical implications of this finding are. Do people who are bored at work become more creative in other areas of their work-or do they go homeand write novels?"
In a later study, Dr. Sandi Mann found that creativity was reduced when people were still bored but didn't have the chance to daydream.
While we tend to think of boredom as something; that certainly leads to trouble-drinking, gambling. and antisocial behavior, this research suggests differer possibilities.
More than anything, the feeling of boredom is a 8trong signal that we are stuck in some kind of rut and we need to seek out new goals. In the study above, this research led participants to new ideas.
Usually people will do anything to avoid being bored. as it's such an aversive experience. But creative people, like writers, sometimes talk ahout seeking out boredom.
Here is the comedy writer Graham Linehan talking about boredom Lo The Cuardian. "I have to use all these programs that cut off the Internet,force me to be bored, because being bored is an essential part of writing, and the Internet has made it very hard to be bored. The creative process requires a period of boredom ,of being stuck. That's actually a very uncomfortable period that a lot of people mistake for writer's block, but it's actually just part of a long process. "
So, when you start to feel bored , instead of g7ancing at your smartphone.,try being bored for a bit. Who knows what creative thought might come of it?
1.From the study of Dr. Sandi Mann, we can learn that__ .
A. boring tasks make people creative
B. daydreaming may increase creativity
C. plastic cups can be used very creatively
D. copying numbers might be very interesting
2.The underlined word "aversive" in Paragraph 8 probably means _
A. common. B. unpleasant
C. unusual D. personal
3.According to Craham Linehan. .
A. glancing at a smartphone is a solulion.
B. he is forced to feel bored by the Internet
C. the boredom period is a block for writers
D. being stuck for a period benefits him a lot
4.What is the author's attitude towards boredom?
A. Critical. B. Cautious.
C. Positive D. Unclear.
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With odd behavior and strange ideas, Henry can’t be ______ by most of his fellow workers.
A. figured out B. turned out C. made out D. passed out
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Peeling（削皮）vegetables can be the1.boring part of any meal as you spend extra minutes2.prep time. And when you're doe,you3.(leave) with a pile of unusable skins 4.usually end up in the garbage can.
But according to health experts,what we throw away is actually one of the healthiest5.(part) of our foods.
Daily Mail Online spoke to Mary Jane Detroyer,a registered dietitian and nutritionist based in New York,about 6.we shouldn't be peeling our vegetables and all the hidden benefits7.(find) in the skins.
According to Detroyer,there are several reasons to be leaving the skins on,and the main reason is what you deprive（使丧失）your body of when you peel8.off.The skins of produce like potatoes,carrots,and cucumbers all have plenty of health benefits."The skins have a lot of fiber and it's insoluble（不溶性）fiber,especially9.the skins are colorful,"Detroyer told Daily Mail Online.“Most of the time,10.majority of the vegetable's nutrients are in the skins.”
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B. Cultural corner
Dragon can be friendly or 1______, they can bring good luck or 2_______ death and destruction. For a creature that doesn’t actually exit, that’s 3_____.
In Chinese culture, dragons are 4______and wise, although they can be 5_________. The dragon was closely 6_________ to the royal family. According to popular 7_______, if you were born in the year of the 8_______, you are intelligent, brave and a natural leader.
But in the west, dragons had a different 9__________.
Why10________the dragon have a different character in different parts of the world? Some experts believe it is 11______to the animals the myths grow out of. In the west, the idea of the dragon probably came from the 12______. But in China, the idea of the dragon came from the 13_________, a good sign for 14_________. So the Chinese dragon was a 15_________ of good fortune.
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